The images did not bode well. On Monday, medical findings confirmed the concerns. In the draw between Valencia and Real Madrid (2-2) on Saturday, Valencian central defender Mouctar Diakhaby (27) was injured after a spectacular clash with Aurélien Tchouaméni.
In a press release published on Sunday, Valencia indicated that Diakhaby had suffered “a dislocation of the right knee”, before specifying that the player remained “hospitalized for clinical follow-up, pending further examinations”.
On Monday, the specialist in traumatology and orthopedic surgery Enrique Gastaldi, doctor at the University Clinical Hospital of Valencia since 1986, was not reassuring about the Guinean’s injury, in a interview at the SER Deportivos Valencia channel.
“The first thing to check is that the patient can walk again”
Enrique Gastaldi, trauma specialist
“Diakhaby has the most serious knee injury a footballer can sustain. In injuries like this, the first thing to check is whether the patient can walk again, the surgeon said. It’s frightening. The dislocation took the anterior cruciate ligament and the posterior cruciate ligament anteriorly. These are very serious, unusual injuries. For the bone to come out, the ligaments must break. We are talking about four or five ligaments, this requires very in-depth further study”
The attitudes of his teammates like those of the Real Madrid players, holding their faces with both hands, grimacing in pain or looking away, made Mouctar Diakhaby fear the worst. Despite the involuntary nature of the shock, Aurélien Tchouaméni apologized on Saturday evening on the social network X: “Really sorry for what happened, Mouctar Diakhaby, I wish you a quick recovery. »
Operation in sight in Lyon
AFP informed Tuesday afternoon that Mouctar Diakhaby would be operated on Thursday in Lyon. He spent 48 hours under observation in a Valencia hospital and will join Dr Bertrand Sonnery-Cottet, under the supervision of the Valence doctor.
Jeff Reine-Adélaïde (Molenbeek), Lyonnaise Griedge M’Bock and Saint-Étienne defender Yvann Maçon suffered an identical injury and were nevertheless able to resume the course of their careers.
2024-03-05 16:09:46
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